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Cypraea caputserpentis
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Ostergaard, Jens M.; Ostergaard, Jens M.
- Collector number
- Ostergaard #: 1a
- Date
- January 30, 1926
- Locality
- Koolau; about 1/2 mile west of Makapuu Point
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3080, -157.6583 ± 750 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On January 30, 1926, Ostergaard, Jens M.; Ostergaard, Jens M. also collected 5 other specimens.
Still here: Cypraea caputserpentis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 186 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-04
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-04
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-23
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea caputserpentis. BPBM 208338. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/208338.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026